We are always getting asked “where can I find some great surfing wallpaer” to brighten up my PC?

Well we have done a bit of a reccy around the web and pulled together a list of favourite resources. We don’t want to steal anyone’s thunder - and it is only right that the photographers get their due credits - but we have included our top 10 Surfing photos.

Surfing Magazine Wallpapers

Surfing Magazine have just launched the October edition and this months shots are particularly sweet.

Check them out at http://blogs.surfingmagazine.com/blogs/october-issue-wallpaper-2/

Billabong Wallpapers

Some awesome shots from the Billabong design team showing off Andy Irons surfing Teahupoo

Plus there is more over at the Billabongs Downloads page

Surfing Walls

Surfing Walls has an awesome collection of wallpapers that could easily while away an hour or so on a Friday afternoon (wink wink!). Beach babes, surfing contests and some magazine shots to keep you amused.

http://www.surfingwalls.com/

ProSurfing Wallpapers

Vote for you favourite surfing photo over at http://www.prosurfingwallpapers.com/

Our Top Ten Surfing Wallpapers

Trent Mitchell

Andy Irons

Bobby Martinez Backside Tube

Corey Lopez

Jason Childs #1

Reef - Centeio & Natalia

Jason Childs

Roxy Duck Dive

Tubing Wave

Trent Mitchell

If we have missed any out let us know…..

Billabong have recently launched their 2010/11 Swimwear Collection that  is inspired by the 90′s era of fashion, music and fun.

Checkout the video and campaign shots which certainly show how HOT the collection is!

Billabong Swimwear 2010/11 Gallery

The Quiksilver British Surf Championships set for August Bank Holiday weekend

Fistral Beach, Newquay, UK
28 - 29 August 2010

Quiksilver British Surfing Championships at Newquay

Quiksilver are proud to present the Quiksilver British Surf Championships this year at Fistral Beach, Newquay.

The event will be held over the Bank Holiday weekend from Saturday 28th to Sunday 29th August 2010 where the best surfers across Britain including Russell Winter (former European champion), Alan Stokes (UK Tour Champion), Toby Donachie (former British champion) and current British junior champ Luke Dillon , will be competing to win titles in the British Men’s Open.

Gibson Les Paul Studio Guitar Trophy

As well as the title of Quiksilver British Surf Champion, up for grabs is an exclusive Gibson Les Paul Studio Guitar that has been donated as the trophy by brand partners Gibson Guitar.

In other titles Lee Bartlett, Spencer Hargraves and Greg Owen will be amongst those competing for the British Masters Title.  Gaby Rowe and Beth Mason will be amongst the female surfers challenging Sarah Beardmore for her current women’s title in the Roxy Women’s Open.  Alongside the surf champs the SUP British Title will also be presented.

Live iPhone Streaming Results

This will be the first time that a British Surf Contest will be streamed live to the iphone over a cellular network. So you catch all the live action at www.tiger24.com or on your iphone at www.tiger24.com/iphonelive.

During the 2 day contest DC will be throwing a couple of expression Sessions into the mix with a total prize purse of £500 cash and DC goodies up for grabs.

Edward Martin, DC UK Marketing said:

“We are excited to get the opportunity to be involved with and help support such a prestigious UK surfing event as the Quiksilver British Championships.  We are looking forward to working with Quiksilver and the BSA in highlighting the UK talent and to continue to assist and develop the UK surfing scene to be one of the strong forces in Europe.”

This year, Quiksilver’s presence down on Fistral Beach will be joined by Roxy, Gibson, DC, and Monster Energy Drinks.

DC & Monster Energy will be keeping the crowds entertained between heats with demos on the Monster Energy skate ramp.  Demo-ing for the weekend will be DC, Monster Energy, and Quiksilver Pro Skaters including Pete King, Sam Bosworth, Dan Mc Dermott, Sam Pulley, and John Bell.

After the success of Quiksessions during Quiksilver’s surf contest last year, Gibson Guitar & Quiksilver are searching again for local bands to play live at the Gibson Tour Bus & Quiksessions Stage during the Quiksilver British Surf Championships at Fistral Beach.

All local bands and solo artists can win the chance to play live on Fistral Beach on both Saturday 28th and Sunday 29th August.  We’re looking for up to 6 bands and the best performance over the weekend will win £1000 of Quiksilver product.  Local Bands should call 0207 436 6800 to register (selected bands will be contacted 5 days before the event).

Quiksilver, Monster Energy, and DC will also be hosting the after parties at the Fistral Beach Bar with live rock bands plus a screening of the Quiksilver 09 Eddie Aikau movie, presented by Monster.

www.quiksilver.co.uk

Billabong Pico Alto

The Billabong Pico Alto Invitacional is ON for Thursday August 19th.

Thanks to official forecaster Surfline, we have been able to follow the swell since last wednesday , Sean Collins from Surfline confirmed a BIG a swell with good conditions for next Thursday the 19th.

The Billabong Pico Alto is the second stop on the Big Wave World Tour after the Quiksilver Punta de Lobos. 12 of the top international surfers will join 12 local stand outs to compete in this paddle-in big wave event. Tour Director Gary Linden will be flying down to Peru and will be the Head Judge of the event.

It’s a “great news” for Big Wave World Champion Carlos Burle from Brazil who will be eager to defend his 2009 /2010 title and rack up some point toward this year championship.

Last year winner, Greg Long from California, along with BWWT #2 Mark Healey (Hawaii), Grant “Twiggy” Baker (South Africa) and Ramon Navarro (Chile) will be arriving to Peru on wednesday night just a few hours before the event but after some big wave warm up session in Chile.

Local stand out and current BWWT #2, Gabriel Villaran along with Billabong local charger Alvaro Malpartida are in Tahiti for the Billabong Pro trials but they are expected to get back to their home break of Pico Alto for the event, trading warm barrels for cold monster bombs.

While locals and last year finalists, Javier Swayne and Rafael Velarde will at hand looking forward to better their results and reaching the BWWT top 12.

Storm on its way

Storms a coming!

Watch the event live on: www.billabong.com/sa/picoalto10/

… a surf trip like no other

Rip Curl Tip 2 Tip

The Rip Curl’s ‘Tip 2 Tip’ Search project is a surf trip like no other. Six-months on a boat, 21 professional surfers, a mission to explore the entire Indonesian archipelago - from one tip to the other…

A journey about discovery, adventure, adversity and the people who share the laughs along the way, Rip Curl’s ‘Tip 2 Tip’ has it all and more. From perfect waves to unlocked mysteries, feral pirates to cabin fever, from cheers and tears to fresh fish and beers.

Now, thanks to 14 cameramen, seven editors, five journalists and a handful of untitled others, Rip Curl will unravel the entire search trip online with anyone keen to jump on board for the ride.

Rip Curl will launch its “Tip 2 Tip” blog on Monday 16th Auguest at www.ripcurl.com/tip2tip.

Web users the planet over will share stories from a unique part of the trip every week until the entire project wraps up in October, 2010.

Each chapter will boast three video episodes, several photo galleries, trip stories and other random bits and pieces putting you with the crew Living The Search.

“We have created a crazy amount of content from this six month expedition, so we worked out that we’re going to need nearly three months to share all the best stuff on the T2T microsite,” says Neil Ridgway, Rip Curl International Marketing & Advertising Chairman. “The site will be a cool way for people around the world to follow the trip and get involved with some of the stories.”

Rip Curl took possession of the Quest 1 charter boat in March this year, signed on longtime surf guide Albert Taylor to lead the charge, and then rotated surfers and image-makers on and off the boat accordingly while searching every beach, reef and stretch of coastline they could find.

“Rip Curl started The Search trips for its early surf films up there in the ’90s with Martin Daly, so to take Indo Searching to the next level, we knew we had to have a boat that could just Search wherever and whenever we wanted,” continued Ridgway. “It took a lot of work by a lot of good people, but ‘Tip 2 Tip’ proved that it’s still possible to find new waves and new locations to surf - at the end of the day it’s true that the Search never ends. We also had the chance to put some of our best creative designers on board as well and there’ll be a Search inspired range for surfers to check out in 2011.”

Rip Curl Tip 2 Tip Stars

The “Tip 2 Tip” project stars a global cast of the best RC riders including:

• Dillon Perillo (USA),
• Dean Brady (AUS)
• and Bruno Santos (BRA),
• while featuring Gabriel Medina (BRA),
• Steph Gilmore (AUS),
• Koa Smith (USA),
• Bethany Hamilton (USA),
• Garut Widiarta (ID),
• Ricardo Christie (NZD),
• Tyler Wright (AUS),
• Davey Cathels (AUS),
• Stu Kennedy (AUS),
• Kekoa Bacalso (USA),
• Taylor Knox (USA),
• Alana Blanchard (USA),
• Timmy Turner (USA),
• Ben Dunn (AUS)
• and reunites the legendary Search team of Frankie Oberholzer (ZAF) and Tom Curren (USA) and Tom’s sons Pat and Frank.

Follow all the action of the “Tip 2 Tip” Search project online at www.ripcurl.com/tip2tip from August 16th.

Quiksilver iPhone App

OK, so we may have been a bit slow off the mark in terms of finding the Quiksilver iPhone App - but now we have it installed we think it is pretty damn hot!

If you like all things Quiksilver now you can get loads of great exclusive content directly on your iPhone - Quiksilver surf, skateboarding and snowboarding are all included.

Quiksilver iPhone App Features:

• Quiksilver Weather: information about 2000 surf spots all over the world including weather conditions, spot description and localisation, tides, webcams and surf forecast provided by Windguru (waves, wind and temperatures) - Bournemouth Pier and Kimmeridge are listed so we are pretyy happy with the fact that we can check out our favourite spots.
• Quiksilver TV: all videos featuring Quiksilver riders (Kelly Slater, Jeremy Flores, Tony Hawk, Travis Rice, Mathieu Crépel, Candide Thovex, etc…)
• Quiksilver News - keep up to date with the latest Quiksilver Global news channel
• Quiksilver live events: news, live scores, results, photos, videos (including heats on demand) and live streaming as it happens.

Download the Quiksilver iPhone App from iTunes

Download the Quiksilver Live iPhone App from iTunes

Quiksilver iPhone App Gallery

The first of a series of complimentary event webisodes available in the lead up to stop number 5 on the 2010 ASP Men’s World Tour, the Billabong Pro Tahiti presented by Air Tahiti Nui is available now!

“Teahupo’o”  has been considered among the world’s most intimidating surf spots since its ‘outing’ a little over a decade ago. Male professional surfers have withdrawn from the competition in fear for their lives.

In 2006 a decision was made that the women’s ASP event would be scrapped from the schedule all together and just a handful of surfing’s chargers are considered true Teahupo’o specialists.

Webisode 1 reveals Teahupo’o via a captivating visual montage that is set against a backdrop of comments from the surfers who have experienced Teahupo’o at its awesome best. It’s as much a horror movie film trailer as it is advertisement for one of sport’s true sporting spectacles.

Just check out the size of those waves - incredible action from an amazing surfing destination.

Billabong Pro Tahiti - Webisode 1, The Wave from Billabong on Vimeo.

Don’t forget to check out the latest Billabong Wetsuits deals over at ww.wetsuitcentre.co.uk.

Quiksilver Junior Line

The surf brand Quiksilver is dipping into the Junior pool with a new clothing line.

Starting next Spring, Quiksilver will launch more than 100 pieces intended to complement the surf styles from the company’s existing junior girls label, Roxy, and serve styles to a more contemporary look sold under its label.

It appears that Quiksilver isn’t concerned that the line might cannibalize sales of Roxy and its young contemporary business. Although Roxy targets a 17-year-old customer, the junior collection aims to reach a 19-year-old, and the young contemporary line pursues women age 25 who have outgrown Roxy and other junior brands.

Prices are set similarly to Roxy,with the junior line offers a variety of “modern coastal classics.” Whimsical prints in subdued colors. Psychedelic screen prints of doves in brilliant hues, bi-color geometric pattern reminiscent of Moroccan landscapes and a collage of pastel-colored flowers.

There are 108 items in the line, and the majority of it is sportswear comprised of denim, shorts, dresses, wovens, fleece, and some knits.

With the ever growing opportunity in the junior market we think this is a wise move, offering young, fun, California styles for the average teenager.

Billabong has launched a new social media microsite that strives to find out what makes surfers tick.

The Billabong microsite, www.isurfbecause.com, asks surfing fans to explain why they love to surf or want to try it. We have had a quick play and it is actually pretty cool.

I surf because ...

I surf because….

You can choose an image or video clip and make up your own “I Surf Because … ” poster which then gets added to a weekly and monthly competition. We particularly liked the opportunity to grab a still photo from a video clip - you become the photographer and decide on teh shot to use for your poster.

Once you have created your poster you can share your intimate thoughts on why you surf through Facebook and Twitter links.

One prize up for grabs includes a trip to surf Jeffreys Bay in South Africa with Marco Occhilupo.

“The challenge for any brand is creating intimacy with the consumer. It’s so easy to just be a ‘big brand’ and assume people all want to hear the same thing,” said Stirling Howard, digital marketing manager at Billabong International. “Creating an intimate message can be a challenge, but at the same time very rewarding — not just for the brand, but also for the consumer.”

Users can also personalize wallpapers with surfing snapshots, and then submit them to Billabong for review. Consumers can also share the wallpapers with friends on social media platforms.

“I believe in the power of word of mouth and if people feel something is worth talking about or sharing, then that’s a powerful catalyst in delivering any brand message,” added Howard.

Here’s a few of the latest posters…

Build your own “I surf because” poster at www.isurfbecause.com and who knows you might even get picked to go surfing with Occy in South Africa.

www.billabong.com